Sergeant Harris
| Harris | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe character | |
| First appearance | "Sharpes Rifles" |
| Last appearance | "Sharpe's Waterloo" |
| Created by | Bernard Cornwell |
| Portrayed by | Jason Salkey |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Rifleman |
Sergeant Harris is a fictional character from Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series of novels who enlisted because he was in debt.
In the TV series, he is one of Sharpe's "Chosen Men" (corporals), and was played by Jason Salkey.
He enjoys reading books, especially philosophy, and is the intellectual member of the company. In the books the educated Rifleman was Isaiah Tongue, killed in Sharpe's Gold.
He was eventually promoted to sergeant but was killed alongside his friend Sergeant Daniel Hagman at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In the books Harris is absent from the battle, though a different Harris appears.
His first name is never revealed in the series, and in fact a joke is made of this in his final scene, with Hagman asking him what it is.